MICROBIAL SAFETY OF LIPID-BASED READY-TO-USE FOODS FOR MANAGEMENT OF MODERATE ACUTE MALNUTRITION AND SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION: SECOND REPORT (ISSN 1726-5274)

Document Location: Risk Assessment - Physical, Chemical, Microbiological

Alternate Name: ISSN 1726-5274 (Alternate Names are given below)        

Date Document Last Updated: 2021

Publisher: WHO

Date Uploaded to Website: June 3, 2024

Overview

Microbial safety of lipid-based ready-to-use foods for management of moderate acute malnutrition and severe acute malnutrition: Second Report, is a WHO publication based on an expert meeting held to addresses the issue of  microbial contamination of lipid-based ready-to-use foods (RUFs) and assess the risks  of foodborne infections in the malnourished population of children that consume RUFs.

The document outlines various approaches that purchasers of RUFs might use to establish microbiological criteria to assure the safety of RUFs and to communicate to manufacturers their safety expectations. The document pays particular attention to managing the risk of salmonellosis, and stresses the need for screening ingredients. This starts around page 40.

This document also can be found under the following reference numbers:

ISSN 1726-5274 [Print] ISSN 1728-0605 [Online] FAO ISBN 978-92-5-133930-5 WHO ISBN 978-92-4-001991-1 (Print Version) WHO ISBN 978-92-4-001990-4 (Electronic Version).

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Microbial safety of RUTF for management of moderate acute malnutrition and severe acute malnutrition